#* gallavich

i wanted to believe in all the words that i was speaking as we moved together in the dark

Like sure, Mickey feels as if he doesn't have a say in this whole marriage thing, so he remains quiet about it. Yet he feels comfortable enough to announce this to Ian. This was his way of blurting out his emotions, and he's doing it around the only person he knows is safe enough to do so. I think its especially important since it tells us just where Mickey stands in their relationship. We already know that he cares about Ian—this much is obvious, but especially in season 3—but this is the first genuine time I think we see him truly open up to Ian

And of course if this was anyone else Mickey wouldn't say this. He definitely didn't tell Mandy, who thinks he's willingly doing this because of Svetlana being pregnant, and he definitely didn't mention anything to his brothers about it, nor Terry. Ian's the only person he could go to and lay down these feelings, yet he does it in a way that doesn't leave him completely vulnerable. He's still keeping his walls up but he's managing to let Ian sneak his way in despite that